Pandering to big ethanol was so statesman-like. Not
i guess we’ll have to disagree on this one. this is a tactical compromise (with his ultimate position which i believe is the elimination of these subsidies) in order to win the election which is necessary to gain the office in which the eventual elimination of the ethanol subsidy is made possible through conservatism. it is the very essence of statesmanship.
note: he didn’t abandon his fundamental position. he just delayed it. i would have done exactly the same thing in iowa in order to win as a conservative.
this mess created by bush and the GOPe cannot be cleaned up in one pass.